Originally Posted by
mcjava
They looked over passports with a loupe, felt each page, etc. Couldn't believe it.
I've had that treatment so often, combined with my own less than careful handling of the passport, the second page is becoming ripped now.
I am 5 years into the 10 validity, and I suspect it won't make it until it expires.
When they go over the passport so carefully, they really beat the thing up; I cringe when I see them inspect the pages the way they do, and tear at the pages while turning them over.